Ernest

Colors Related to this Name: Red

Qualities Related to this Name: Compassionate, Idealistic

Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #933 in 2013 and #880 in 2014.

Meaning

In English

Origin: Borrowed in the 18th century from Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust "vigor, strife", only remotely related to modern German ernst or English earnest.

Meaning(s):

-( male name -comes from the Germanic language-); popular in the 19th century.

In French

Meaning(s):

-( male name), equivalent to English Ernest.

In Norman

Meaning(s):

-( male name -nor), equivalent to English Ernest.